DataSource Connector 
Allows SAP Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence to use any JDBC data source that is defined in SAP NetWeaver.
The DataSource connector has the following properties on the Connection tab on the Data Serversscreen:
Date Prefix
Date Suffix
Retention Days
Internal Date Format
Max. Retry Count
Retry Interval
For more information about these properties, see MDO Connector.
You enter the data source connection as jdbc/[the SAP NetWeaver resource]. You must configure the connection in SAP NetWeaver.
For more information about JDBC data sources, see the SAP Help Portal at http://help.sap.com